Courtesy of the White House Press Office …
Due to inclement weather, “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” has been moved to tonight at 8:00PM EST in the East Room. The President will deliver opening remarks. The remarks are pooled press. The concert will be streamed live on http://www.whitehouse.gov/live.
Participants include Yolanda Adams, Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Seal, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Howard University Choir, and The Freedom Singers, featuring Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett and Toshi Reagon. Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah will be guest speakers for this concert which will feature songs from the Civil Rights Movement as well as readings from famous Civil Rights speeches and writings.
To watch the performance live click here.
